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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1933-10-13, Page 6• TIE.` HURON EXPOSITOR • Plant Bulbs Now From now until the ground freezes hard is the proper time to plant tul- ips, hyacinths and other spring flew- eripg bulbs. For the labor 'and ex- pense involved i.o other kind of gar- dening pays such dividends in com- plete satisfaction. There is no cult- ivation, no bothersome spraying, no- attention oattention whatever, and yet if first size, healthy bulbs are secured from a reliable seedsman, flowers of any color desired are guaranteed. An hour some Saturday afternoon *ea early evening will see enough plant- ed not only to make a splendid show outside but to- give flowering plants from Christmas through most of the •winter. It is essential to get big, heavy .bulbs, the kind that the Dutch Government grades No, 1, as the others may not have grown enough to flower a hundred per cent. the first season or at any rate the blooms will not be nearly $o large as those produced by bulbs of the first qual- ity. Outdoor Bloom. Tulips, Hyacinths and ° Daffodils are splendid things to plant along the edges of shrubbery, and in beds in front of the house. Coming up before the last snow has departed and blooming• from late Anr-i1 until June, they get all the sunshine they need before the shrubs are cut in full foliage. With the tulips one is ad- rised to plant in fair sized clumps, at least six of one variety, and to use • some of the four main types, the singe early kind, and the latter, tal- ler aritl"iarger, Darwins, Breeders or Cottage tulips. These should be planted fairly deep, at least six ° or eight inches, the deeper planting to be done in the lighter soil, and better still from ten to fourteen inches, with the larger and later types. Along the front of borders and scattered through the lawns can, be planted crocuses and snowdrops. These are merely planted an inch or so below the surface and they" will come so early that the first grass cutting will not interfere. For Winter Bloom All these bulbs can also be planted, outside, and their bright yellows, vivid reds, and beautiful bleeding bronze shades will do much to short- en the lung days of January and February. Fon this sort of bloom is advised to scleet the early tulips. Most varieties suitable for forcing are specially marked in the seeds - men's fall catalogues. Hyacinths and daffodils, of course, make excellent winter flowers and in addition to these and several others there is the Narcissus, the easiest of all flowers to grow indoors. With the latter no special treatment is required. The bulb., are planted in fibre, or pebbles or e ar, h, set away in the coldest part of the cellar for a few weeks then brought out to full heat and sunshine. Five to six weeks after planting they are in bloom,, and it is possible by buying a few dozen of these bulbs every month, to have continuous flowers from the first of December until April. \Vith the other bulbs, the tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, etc., it :ss essential after the bulbs are plant- ' <d to place in a cold, dark place for :four to eight weeks. A place where rhe' temperature is about 45 degrees is ideal, but they may be ,handled in fr the ordinary darkened uit cellar. tpe•cial bulb tibi•e,__,,,,«'hich is clean, 'cheap and can be used over and over again is the most convenient material to use. The bulbs are ,planted so that only the tips are showing, in • bowls or pots, watered well and set in the dark cellar.. When the pots are filled with roots and the stems have grown about an inch, they are brought out to the light and heat, though if other flowers, are still blooming they may be:. held back a week 017 so, 111(15 'having flowers con- tinuously. Once these bulbs are out in flower, and this applies to all house plants, they 'should be kept as cool as possible. without freezing, es- pecially at night and the blossoms will last much longer. Fall Planting Late fall is just as important SOURED ON THE WORLD?--T1AT'S LIVER Wake up your Liver Bile —No Calomel necessary Many people who feel 'sour, sluggish and generally wretched make the mistake of taking salts, oil, mineral water, laxative candy or chewing gum, or roughage which only move the bowels and ignore the liver. What you need is to wake up your liver bile.. Start your liver pouring the daily two pounds of liduid bile into your bowels. Get your stoou ch and intestines working ad they should, once more. Carter's Little Liver Pills will soon fix you up. Purely vegetable. Safe. Sure. Quick. Ask for them by name. Nefuee substitutes. 25o. at all druggists. 51 season for planting a good inany things as- the spring. Roses, shrub- bery, climbers, ornamental and fruit trees as well as many of the peren- nials may be set out at this time. In some districts fall planting is to be favored over the other 'because then there is plenty of moisture in the ground and the plant gets establish- ed before the drying winds of late spring and the heat of summer come along.. In this and all planting, of course, it is essential to spread out i oots, cover with fine soil firmly and water well. With trees of any size it will be necessary to provide some support in the form of a stout wood- en or iron stake. Newly set out plants should receive special winter protection in the form of a light mulch of leaxes or straw. It is well to extend this protection to estab- lishede perennials also. If the tops are not diseased they should be left to collect snow, which is nature's own winter •blanket. A Valuable Discovery The horticultural industry will' hail with much satisfaction the valuable discovery made by the Dominion lab- oratory of plant pathology at Saani- chton, B. C., that narcissus bulbs can be sterilized effectively against their most destructive parasites, the bulb nematode and the larvae of the bulb fly. Up to the present, ordinary im- nl': rsion treatments -experimented with by pathologists the world over have had little effect, owing to the, failure of the disinfectant to reach the deeply penetrated parts of the hulbs invaded by the parasites. How- ever, this problem has been solv=ed by the Dominion pathologists. An a investigation of the deadl er- Y Drop ties 'of stolwtions against nematoideis and their influence upon bulb growth led to the lselection of a silver nitrate •so•lution as a promising disinfectant, •bu.t, .owing to the insbatbility of silver nitrate in the presence..af. chlorides and other substances in tap water and in the dirt dinging to bulbs, its uses had no commm,ercial possibilities. However, when silver salt was com- bined with potassium cyanide, in the ratio of one to three by weight, an effective solution of satisfactory sta- bility was Obtained. F'oa•ced into the narcis's'us , bulbs by an evacuation process, ' the solution destroyed the bulb nematodes and bulb fly larvae without significant injury to bulb growth under greenhouse conditions, and with no evidence of injury in the field tests to the foliage or bloom. The discovery isof great value to commercial growers. Hardy Garden Bush Fruits Equally applit'alble to gardens in many parts of Canada, are the re- marks of Mr. T. E. Tomalin, gard- ener to the Earl of "Bessbomough, Governor General of Canada, at his Excellency's English country seat, Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire. Writing in the "Gar- deners' Chronicle" with reference to. hardy garden bush fruits, Mr. Toma- lin says: "Where new plantations of these are to be made during the coming autumn the preparation of the ground should be taken in hand forthwith. Black and red currants, gooseberries and raspberries usually occupy the same site for many years, and it is therefore very necessary to thoroughly prepare the ground by trenching or double d.iggingr an -el-• to enrich it with a generous dressing of farmyard manure. • The main re should be dug into the lower level,, so that it does not come into immed- iate contact with the 'roots of the newly planted bushes, but where it will serve as a reserve of food when the bushes are beginning to bear fruits and will. need extra nourish - men t. The site for bush fruits should be a fairly open one, but if it s'houl happen that the only place available has a shady side, the black currants may be planted there, or a row or two of raspberries', leaving the sun- niest aspects for red currants and. gooseberries. Good drainage is es- sential to success and- must be pro-' vided unless the natural drainage is adequate. 'For protection from birds 4 GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA 1933 REFUNDING LOAN The Dominion of Canada offers for public subscription Two-year 3% Bonds, due 15th October, 1935 Issue Price: 99.50 and accrued interest, yielding 3.75% to maturity. Six-year 4% Bonds, due 15th October, 1939 Issue Price: 99.00 and accrued interest, yielding 4.19% to maturity. Twelve-year 4% Bonds, due 15th October, 1945 Issue Price: 96.50 and accrued interest, -- yielding 4.38% to maturity. Principal payable without charge in lawful money of Canada, at the office of the Minister of Finance and Receiver General of Canada 'at Ottawa, or at the office of the Assistant Receiver General at Halifax, Saint John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary or Victoria. Interest payable'half•yearly, 15th April and 15th October, in lawful money of Canada; ' without charge, at any branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank. Denominations Two-year Bonds, $1;000 Six-year Bonds, $500 and $1,000 Twelve-year Bonds, $100, $500 arid $1,000 Cash Subscriptions Cash subscriptions will be received only for the Six-year 4% Bonds and for the Twelve-year 4% Bonds. All cash subscriptions will be subject to allotment. Following the announcement of the plan of allotment, delivery of interim certificates against payment in full for the bonds allotted will be promptly effected. • Refunding Subscriptions Holders of Victory Loan 5%% Bonds due 1st November, 1933, after detaching and retaining the coupon due 1st November next, may, for the period during which the subscription lists are open, tender their bonds in lieu of cash on subscriptions for a like par value of bonds in one or more maturities of the new issue and receive allotment in full with prompt delivery. The surrender value of the Victory 51% Bonds will be as follows: 100% of their par value on subscriptions for the Two-year 36% Bonds and the Six-year 4% Bonds. 10034% of their par value on subscriptions for the Twelve-year 4% Bonds if effected on or before 16th October, and 100% of their par value after that date. No accrued interest on the new bonds will be charged on refunding subscriptions if effected on or before 16th October. After that date accrued interest from 15th October will be charged. Holders will receive in cash the difference between the surrender value of their Victory Bonds and the cost of the bonds of the new issue. The amount of this Loan is limited to 8225,000,000. The Loan is authorized under Act of the Parliament of Canada, and both principal and interest are a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada. The proceeds of this Loan will retire 8169,971,850 Dominion of Canada 5%% Ronde maturing 1st November, 1933, and 840,000,000 short-term Treasury Bills. The balance will be used for the general purposes of the Government. Subscriptions will be received and receipts issued by any branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank and by Recognized Dealers, from whom may be obtained application forms 'and copies of the official prospectus containing complete details of the Loan. Applications will not be valid on forms other than those printed by the King's Printer. . The subscription lists' will open on 10th October, 1933, and will close on or before 24th ' October, 1933, with or without notice, at the discretion of the Minister of Finance, D"ydsCsadaw a' lora Otto ta, m. thea. OCTOBER 13, 933. NOTICE "I will not be respouslblsl for anybody who baa indigos. Mon, sour stomach, bloating, , constipation or sick headaches if they do not take 'Sargon Soft Mase Pills and get rid of these troubles. Everybody ought to take them two or three times a month if they want to feel good. All goad druggists have them." the most .satisfactory arrangerment for private gardens is the permanent enclosure of the whole plot in a cage- of agyof wire -netting. This relieves the grower of all anxiety in this respect, as regards both the 'bud -eating and the fruit -devouring birds. Moreover, the rows of uprights which support the roof will also sup- port each a row of raspberry canes. Two or three rows of red currants, or gooseberries, or one row of black currants ean• be accomlmodated be- tween each two rows of uprights, while insid'e the outer walls of the cage cordons of gooseberries or red currants may be profitably planted. Planted in this manner, a surprising number of bushes can be accommo- dated within a small enclosure. • A Window Washer Stanley Norris of New York at this 'moment is probably teetering on a Window ledge twenty storeys above a hard asphalt street. Everyone within sight of him is it a state of nervus tension as he waves his arms furiously, his back to 'empty space., Everyone but :Stanley Norris. His broad-cheeked, Slavic face shows' not a trace .of emotion as he goes quickly about his job of cleaning the window. H,e's the ace window washer of Man- hattan. Hie has things all figured;, out. "When my time comes," he says, come. If I'ni on a window I'll fall off. If I'm home in bed I'll die bf heart failure." / He doesn't say much about the time he fell three storeys and broke a foot—it was only three storey any- way, or about the time a hook came out and .he was left dangling four- teen storeys up, or the time a scaf- fold fell' and dropped his co-worker eighteen floors to the street. The only accident that he really gets ex- cited about is the one that happened when his safety belt was cut with a knife, so that it broke when he lean- ed back on it. He didn't fall and he finished the window be was working on. 'Stanley Norris is a Pole. Natur- ally his name is not really Stanley Norris, but 'some:thing quite unpro- nounceable. He saved up steerage money and ran away from. home when he was eighteen. He got a job in an out-of-town carpet factory at five dollars a week. After a while he was fired; he didn't know why. Broke and anxious to get back to the city, he commandeered a hand- ful of rases from a convenient gar- den and sold them on the corner for fifteen cents. He has a wife and three children. He used to phone his wife every day at noon to let her know he was 'still alive, but the neighbor who had the telephone got tired of it. Now his ,wife just has to worry until he gets home. 1 • Forstalling the Cutworm A warning has been issued by the Entoiivologioal- Branch, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, that the condition's this spring in certain ar- eas of 'Saskatchewan and Alberta, west of a line drawn north and south through 'Regina, have been such that a more extensive outbreak of the pale western cutworm may Ibe expected next year. The adult of -the pale western cutworm is a grayish moth which 'begins to fly and lay its eggs from the first of August to the 15th of September. During that -time any land that is being 'cultivated, pastur- ed, harvested, or 'distributed in any way, is likely to receive eggs and be infested next spring. It is the opin- ion of the Entomlological Branch that since the eggs are laid only on loose soil, any field being .summ'er-fallowed should be kept free from weeds and then left entirely undisturbed until after September 15th. It is also urg- ed that land which is harvested be- tween August 1st and September 15 be not seeded next .spring tintil it ds known definitely that no •-cut'worifis are present. Scientific experiments emphasize theimportance of avoiding unneces- sary exposure of cotton fabrics to sunlight, particularly where the ul- tra violet radiation of the sunlight in great. Eggs imported into Malta remit .be. marked to show the country of ori- gin with indelible ink, in Roman characters, and the capital letters to be not less than an eighth of an inch in height, Corns Corns are not dangerous to life, but they are often very painful, es- pecially if ^someone steps . on them. Feet that hurt take much of the joy out of life, and make walking or standing a bit of mi !Corns de'vselop ' heicautsie the spot where the corn comes has been aub- jected to pressure or has been irritat- ed by friction. Corns occur when shoes or stockings do not fit the foot. Trouble cones from trying to fit the foot to the shoe instead of fitting the shoe to the foot. If a corn appears, ft may be got ria of by proper treatment, but it will comae back again unless care is taken to prevent a recurrence of the conditions which brought it about in the first place. Corn plaster's relieve the pain Eby taking pressure oft' the corn and distributing it o'v'er a wider area. This relief is, however, but temporary for if the pressure i,e al- lowed to return, the corn also will return. 'People, on the w'holeb are much -more a'eiusible than they were a few years ago about deeming footwear. '1 Some ,wotlllen Way still try to put a number 'five foot into a four Hoot 'shoes, or think that style demands a narrow shoe although nature has given them; a 'broad toot. Men suffer generally because they are careless, not taking time to make sure of the fit of the shoes they are buying,. 'When the shoes are/such that they distort the toes and press unduly up- on the foot, corns will certainly ,ap- pear. Nothing will prevent succes- sive crops of corns in such cases as long as poorly -fitted shoes are worn. If such shoe's continue to be worn, the toes will become contracted and this condition ,may require rather •drastic treatment before it is over - ,come. In selecting 's'hoes,,it pays to take time and secure a shoe that is a pro- per fit, with a 'straight inner line from heel ' to toe, and of sufficient length and''breadth so as not to cause pressure on the foot. Shoat stock- ings cause foot trouble 'by distorting the toes; too long sltockinigs form wrinkles which irritate the skin. Care of the feet is rewarded by personal comfort—freedomr from pain and ability to walk and stand with ease. After all, the properly -fitted shoe is the More attractive shoe be- cause it is suited to the foot and so retains its shape. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical .As - sedation, 184' College Street, Toronto, will be answered personally by let- ter. Canadian and U. S. Hogs In dealing with comparative pric- es of farm products in Canada and the United States, Dr. J. F. Booth, Commissioner, Agricultural Econ- omics, Dominion Departmiit of Agri- culture, says w'' n refetfence to hogs: In .all but three of the past twelve years, 1920 to 1981.inclusive, the av- erage price of hogs at Winnipeg has been higher than the price, at Chi- cago. It should be noted in. this comparison that Canadian production is predominately of the bacon breeds of hogs while the United States' out- put is mainly of the fat or, lard tete breeds. Until recent years, Canada has been a substantial exporter of hogs and hog products. Certain 'grades of live hogs have moved in considerable volume to United States markets. In 1914 a total of 214,700 head went south across the border, but from that time until 1924 the volume ranged from 329 to 28,887 head, with the exception of one year, Then be- gan an increased 'movement which reached a peak of 194,657 hear in 1927, only to be followed by reduc- tions which all but eliminated the lbusinese by 1931. Exports of bacon and pork reach- ed high levels during the war years. Amounts in excess of 200,000 pounds were exported to Great Britain dur- ing each of 'several years. From 1919 to 1923 the volume fell off to less than half the peak output. Increas- es followed in 1924 and' 1925, but sti'b- sequent declines had by 1931 very nearly eliminated Canada from the export nmark'ert. 1. There has, singe then, been coma -finable improvement in volume. The United States has also .been a very heavy contributor to interna- tional trade in pork products, the volume of exports ranging from one to two 'billion pounds annually, dur- ing the period of 1914 to 1930. In searching for an explanation of ,the higher prices prevailing in Can- ada, one is confronted with several factors: first, that Canada has had a ;standardized gtlfvernment •greefing policy since •1922 which has resulted in the production of bacon type 'hogs; second, a premium has been paid for hogs grading "select"; third, im- provement in quality, coupled with the edueational work and advertis- ing acco'mlpanying the acceptances. of government grading, has resulted in a market increase in Canadian con- sumption; and, fourth, 'Canadian ba- con has found favour with the Can- adian people and in the United King- dom and other world markets.: se FARM NOTES Canada has about 3-50 million acres of land suitable for farming purpos- es and of this total 163 millions are in occupied farms of which nearly 86 million acres are improved land. Certain suggestions for cures for hens eating their eggt •have _been made such as putting dumlxl'y eggs on which the hen damages its beak or putting in the net an egg filled with some substance such as -quin- ine or mustard. The only sure cure, however, is to hand over the bird to the cook. nerve package for apples consist- ing of a corrugated paper carton holding a dozen apples has been de- viaed .by the Dominion Experimental Station at F'rederi'cton, N. 13. The top is covered with cellophane, ex- posing every apple to view. Dipping Sheep Ticks and other external parasites of sheep are serious enough at any time and cause more direct loss than is generally supposed, but during the period when the sheep are in winter quarters it is even more important to aid them of all sources of irrita- tion. it is especially desirable that the flock be clean before and during lamibing, otherwise the infestation is sure to (be passed along to the lambs which will thus receive a very serious set -(back at the most important period of their lives. The first time that tobacco exports from Canada exceeded imports was during the last financial year 1982- 33, •tobaceo exports amounting to 11,- 1.95,415 pounds and imports 10,261,- 643. Production of leaf tobacco was 'also the langest on record -54,004,- 000 pounds. Ridging in the Fall One of the best methods of killing weeds is to ridge the land in the fall. There are men who claim that there is no benefit in the way of killing rootstocks of sow thistle and couch grass remait'iing in the soil after summer cultivation, Others regard ridging as supplementary to early afterhaliv'estin'g ctlltiyatiml in the ftp eradication of weeds. At the Kempt- ville Agricultural •School in Ontario ridging is considered an important tillage practice, all land ploughed early and subsequently top worked being drilled up in early fall. An- other advantage of ridging is that it aids in getting on the land a few days earlier in the spring which is a de- cided gain on low or heavy land. Some clays tend to run together if left in a highly cultivated state all winter, but ridging up corrects this. , On' Thinning Mangels 'Experime>s caxried' dut over a period of eight years by the Domin- ion Experimental Farm, Ottawa, show that the largest crop of mangels is secured when they are thinned to a distance of 9 inches apart. The re- port also observes that the .system of blocking plants into small bunches re- sults in the production of many small roots, which are difficult to harvest. ' Weekly Crop Report In spite of low live stock prices, inquiries for sires of high quality and breeding females, particularly ewe lambs. has been greater than us- ual, according to a'^ report from Duf- ferin County. Recent showery wea- ther has greatly improved the condi- tion of the land for fall wheat germ- ination. Apple picking is in full swing in all the orchard districts and a ,fine crop of clean, healthy fruit is being harvested. Pastures have held up fairly well ' in Eastern 'Ontario and live stock should go into stables in good condition From Leeds County comes the report that more clover and alfalfa are being left for seed than usual, the second cut alfalfa having an excellent seed set. Hulless Oats As a cheap source of high quality feed of particular value for poultry and young stock and one which can be used at once without 'processing, except perhaps grinding, hulless oats has no equal writes A. Gordon Skin- ner, Agricultural Representative in Haldimand County. The yields as re- corded are most • encouraging and compare so favorably with' the ordin- ary hulled varieties as to put the hul- less variety in the lead when con- sidering actual pound§ of digestible nutrients produced, and after all that is the point in which we should he most interested. A twenty bushel crop of hulless oats weighing fifty pounds per measured bushel is equal to a yield of forty-two bushels when figured on the basis of 30 per cent. hull. 'Hullers oats are very susceptible to smut and unless measures are tak- en to prevent this disease, the loss will be heavy. Treatment is very simple, however, and can' be readily made by any farmer with equipment Which he may already have. Copper carbonate dust is used and according to instructions issued by the Depart- ment of Botany, 0. A. C., should be applied at the rate of abotet two ounc- es per bushel of seed. A hand oper- ated cement mixer is an ideal piece of equipment for this operation and is in common use in Haldimiand. The Formalin treatment cannot be applied) to .Hulless Oats as it will destroy germination. Copper carbonate dust on the other hand, is safe to use and seed can be treated any time when it is convenient and stored without in- jury. Treated seed, however, cannot be used for feeding or milling pur- poses, 'A summary of the past 12 years' results of experiments at the Domin- ion Experimental Station art Kent- ville, N. S., clearly indicates the de- 'sirabil'ity in apple tree fertilization of employing a complete fertilizer containing a moderately high pro- portion of potash. ' Trend in Fertilizers The increasing attention given to pasture fertilization in the ;stock raising and dairying districts of Canada is creating an 'appreciable increase in the demand for fertili- zers, more particularly those furnish- ing nitrogen and phosphoric acid— the former to increase the protein content of the grass and the latter to give a higher ash content, says the Dominion Chemist. In recent years the trend in fertilizer practice has been towards the use of mpte highly concentrated materials' since this means a saving in freight and hand- ling charges. This is evidenced by the increased manufacture and sale of 20 per cent. and 45 per cent. (triple) superphosphate and of am- monium phosphate car•rying,approxi- nilately 10 per cent. nitrogen and 47 per cent. phosphoric acid. The Farmer Controls Cost. '"The cost of producing crops is at all ,timles a' very important con- sideration," observes E. S. Hopkins, BiS.A., Dominion Field Husbandmap. "Return values are more or leafs con- trolled by the law of supply and de- mand or by other prevailing condi- tions, and the producer has very lit- tle influence upon the price he will receive for 'his product. He has, helwetv'er, some control ever his cost of ,production and the economy with whish he produces his crop may rnlean the difference 'between profit and loss on that crop. In times of depression and low' 'prices this is doubly important. - If profits are to be maintained when prices are low, coats must he measured accordingly."' i,dlt;?J; n